Toy scenic railway



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Filed Jan. 10, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 q I y @am A tiomey v to Patented June 24, 1930 Lauren STATES ROCCO VEZZUSO AND JAMES PETBINO, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK TOY SCENIC RAILWAY Application filed January 10, 1929. Serial No. 331,552.

The present invention relates to improvements in railways and has reference more particularly to a toy scenic railway so constructed as to simulate the pleasure railway,

roller coasters and the like that are now generally in use in amusement parks, exhibition grounds and the like.

, One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a toy scenic rail- 1 way that includes a continuous track upon which a toy car or cars are adapted to travel, said track being provided with deep dips at various points as well as with shallower dips.

Another important object is to provide a toy scenic railway that includes an endless elevator for association with the 'uptrack whereby to initially start the toy car in motion, the car running by gravity over the. j looped sections of the track and returning to the starting point.

Another object is to provide a toy scenic railway of the above mentioned character,

which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purposes for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy scenic railway embodying our invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view through the upwardly inclined up track portion of the continuous track showing the elevator in the act of moving a toy car upwardly along the up track,

Figure 4 is a sectional view through a portion of the tie supporting bars showing the same mounted on a trestle.

Figure 5 is a detail end elevation of the toy car,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of a portion of the track,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the belt showing the car engaging member extending upwardly therefrom and Figure 8 is a sectional view through the endless belt showing the manner in which each of the car engaging and supporting elements are secured thereto.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 designates generally the continuous track of our improved toy scenic railway. At the outset, there is provided a base 2 from which extends upwardly the wooden trestles 3, the same being arranged in pairs as indicated very clearly in Figure 4 and suitable braces 4 extend between the uprights 5 of each trestle.

Certain of the trestles extend higher than others and a cross bar 6 bridges the upper ends of the spaced uprights 5 of each trestle.

A pair of parallel spaced bars 7 and 8 which form the foundation for the continuous track 1 are secured across the upper faces of the bars 6 of the spaced trestles and extending across the spaced bars 7 and 8 are the ties 9 that support the tracks 10 as also shown very clearly in Figure 4.

A platform 11 is arranged at the front side of the intermediate portion of the base 2 and steps 12 extend from the ground surface to the top of the platform. A starting point of the continuous track is indicated at 13 and is preferably located adjacent the platform or station 11.

From this point, the track extends upwardly and inwardly in an inclined manner to provide what we term as the up track portion 14 and the supporting trestles for this portion of the track gradually increases in height from starting point to the upper end of the inclined up track as clearly shown in Figure 3.

The upper end of the uptrack portion 14 terminates in the horizontally disposed looped portion 15 and the opposite end of the looped portion terminates in the downwardly inclined portion 16 that is disposed substantially parallel with the inclined uptrack portion 14 at the rear edge portion of the base 2.

The lower end of the downwardly inclined portion 16 terminates at the lower end of the upwardly inclined portion 17 the upper end of which terminates in the horizontally disposed looped portion 18 that is arranged at the opposite end of the base 2 and the looped portion 18 is disposed at a height below that of the horizontally looped portion 15.

This looped portion 18 terminates in the longitudinally extending straight portion 19 that is disposed longitudinally along the front portion of the base yet inwardly of the home stretch portion 20. The horizontal portion 19 terminates in the relatively steep downwardly inclined portion 21, the lower end of which is disposed adjacent and inwardly of the starting point 13 and the lower end of the downwardly inclined por tion 21 has connection with the lower end of the upwardly inclined portion 22 that is disposed inwardly of the uptrack portion 14 and the upper end of the slightly inclined portion 22 has communication with the horizontally arranged looped portion 23 which is also disposed inwardly of the looped portion 15 and this looped portion 23 has connection with the upper end of the downwardly inclined portion 24: that is arranged inwardly of the downwardly inclined portion 16.

The lower end of the downwardly inclined portion 24; has connection with undulated portion 25 and this undulated portion has connection with the slightly upwardly inclined portion 26 that is arranged inwardly of the inclined portion 17 and a looped portion 27 connects the slightly inclined portion 26 with the home stretch portion 20 so that a continuous track structure is formed.

It will also be observed that the same trestles are employed to support the various inner and outer portions of the continuous track.

The wheeled toy car is adapted to travel over the continuous track 1 as shown generally at 28 and for the purpose of propelling a wheeled car upwardly on the uptraclr portion 14: there is provided an elevator that includes an endless belt 29 trained over upper and lower pulleys 30 and 31 respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the uptrack portion 14: as more clearly shown in Figure 3.

The lower roller 31 is driven by an endless belt 32 that is operatively associated with a pulley secured on the drive shaft of a portable electric motor indicated at 33 in Figure 3.

Secured at spaced intervals on the outer face of the endless belt 29 are the laterally extending fingers 34, the securing means therefor being shown specifically in Figure 8. These fin ers are adapted to engage with a cross strip 35 carried by the underneath of the intermediate portion of the toy car 28 in the manner as also shown in Figure 3 The operation of our improved toy scenic railway is thought to be readily obvious and it will be observed that when the toy car is placed at the starting point 13, and the elevator is operated, the finger 34; will engage with the strip 35 to move the toy car upwardly along the uptrack 1% until the same reaches the horizontal looped portion 15 and then the car will by gravity run over the various inclined portion that forms dips in the continuous tracks, the flanges of the wheels 36 cooperating with the tracks to prevent the disengagement of the wheels of the car from the tracks.

After the car has traversed all of the undulated portions of the track, the same will return to the initial starting point 13.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that we have provided a toy scenic railway simulating the gravity railway such as are used in parks, exhibition grounds and the like and a toy railway of this character can be constructed at a very low cost and will afford amusement to the highest degree.

l/Vhile we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is: p

In a toy scenic railway of the class described, a series of track supporting trestles arranged in a predetermined manner, a continuous track supported by said trestles, said track including an upwardly inclined track, the upper end of which terminates in a horizontally disposed loop, a downwardly inclined portion having communication at its upper end with the other end of the horizontal looped portion, said inclined portions being spaced apart in. parallel relation, an upwardly inclined portion having connection at its lower end with the lower end of the downwardly inclined portion, a horizontally disposed looped portion for communication at one end with the upper end of the last mentioned inclined portion, said last mentioned looped portion being arranged in a plane below the first mentioned looped portion, a downwardly inclined portion having connection at its upper end with the other end of the last mentioned looped portion, the last mentioned downwardly i11- clined portion being disposed inwardly of the starting point and the uptrack portion,

a slightly upwardly inclined portion connected at its lower end, with the lower end of the last mentioned downwardly inclined portion and disposed inwardly of and parallel with the uptrack portion, an additional horizontally disposed looped portion arranged in the plane below both of the aforementioned looped portions and connected with the last mentioned upwardly inclined portion, and being disposed inwardly of the first mentioned looped portion, an undulated track section arranged inwardly of the first mentioned downwardly, inclined portion and the adjacent upwardly inclined portion, a further looped portion arranged in a plane below all of the aforesaid looped portions, and a home stretch portion connecting the last mentioned looped portion with the lower end of the uptrack portion, the trestles that support the uppermost portion of the continuous track also supporting the adjacent portions of the lowermost portions of the track, and a car elevator associated with the uptrack portion.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures.

ROCCO VEZZUSO. JAMES EPETRINO. 

